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On the issue of how to deal with the "profiteers" in the Gaochang area, Zheng Wei and Yang Dingguo had a strict disagreement.

Yang Dingguo advocated taking tough measures to crack down on these "unscrupulous businessmen," and he believed that this move would not only solve the grain price problem in the central region at the lowest cost, but would also serve as a deterrent to all "profiteers" who tried to disrupt grain prices in the future.

Zheng Wei was worried that this would cause immeasurable damage to the legal spirit of the Tiance regime, but the discussion at this level was relatively "false", and Zheng Wei could not accept it even if Yang Dingguo said that he had broken his lips.

This Yang Guolao just said: "Okay, even if what you said is right, I only ask you how you plan to solve this problem!" ”

The root cause of the current chaos in grain prices in Gaochang lies in the fact that the government and the big grain storage families (such as the Zheng family), who are more able to do things under the command of the government, spent too much grain last winter, and their strength has been greatly reduced, so that they cannot control the situation of the entire grain market.

To solve this problem, there is no more pragmatic way than to transfer grain from other places. At present, there are still a large amount of surplus grain in Tiance, one is Ningyuan, and the other is Liangzhou, which happens to be located at the east and west poles. The land transportation of the Great Northwest has its peculiarities, that is, the distances between states are extremely large, and the roads are not easy to walk. The land route from Liangzhou to Gaochang is almost as far away as Hangzhou to Beijing, and there is no Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal between Liangzhou, such a distance is almost impossible to rely on manpower and animal power to transport bulk commodities like grain. And to transport grain directly from Liangzhou to Gaochang, considering the consumption on the way, then it is necessary to prepare more than three times the grain, which is not enough to consume the current grain storage in Liangzhou. The situation was similar on Ning Yuan's side.

The other is to adopt a "food" policy, that is, not to transport food, but to let people run to places where there is surplus food to eat, this plan is relatively much more feasible, but there are many problems. First of all, such a large-scale and long-distance migration of people is still very food-intensive, and secondly, the large-scale migration of military and civilians will also cause a series of complex social problems, because Ningyuan now has to fully support the war on the western front, so these people can only move to Liangzhou, the distance from Gaochang to Liangzhou, such a distance of food is equivalent to running from Hebei to Zhejiang, which has never been presided over by a ruler in Chinese history.

(The most common food in Chinese history is Linzhou food, and the more troublesome thing is to eat in Linzhou, such as running from Shanxi to Shaanxi, from Henan to Shandong, from Huaibei to Huainan, of course, there are also people who slowly migrate thousands of miles from the north to the south, but the result of that migration is that after coming to the south, they will not take root and not go back, which is no longer the kind of temporary food.) ）

Yang Yi originally sent this large number of soldiers and civilians to Gaochang as a temporary measure because Zhang Mai had taken away too many herds from Beiting, as long as Beiting had recovered its vitality, these people would still have to go back to the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, if Zheng Wei first took them to Liangzhou, which was 4,000 miles away, and then sent them back after the autumn harvest, the huge cost caused by this back and forth would inevitably make the already bad finances of the Tiance regime worse. Moreover, these tired soldiers stayed in Gaochang to recuperate, once there was an abnormality in Mobei, Yang Yi would be able to transfer them back to garrison immediately, but if they arrived in Liangzhou, even if the transfer of troops at this distance was too late, they would be tired of all the soldiers and horses on the way.

In short, it seems that the plan proposed by Yang Dingguo is the least costly, and it can best match Yang Yi's national strategy. However, Zheng Wei was bitten to death and refused to relax, and when Yang Dingguo asked him to come up with a solution, he hesitated to say another solution, which was to compromise with the grain merchants - to give them some profits from mountains, forests, pastures, and mineral deposits, and let them open positions to stabilize grain prices.

As Zheng Wei expected, Yang Dingguo must have become angry, and said angrily: "Give them the benefits of mountain and forest mineral deposits? These were fought by the soldiers in bloody battles, and every inch of land was stained with blood! If it is a family that has made great contributions before the war, these profiteers did not help at all before the war, and they relied on the fire after the war to rob, and they were about to occupy the land that the sons and daughters fought so hard for, if you want me to do such perverse things, it must chill the hearts of the soldiers of the whole army, and no one will fight bravely in the future! You are going to dig the foundation of my Tiance Datang! ”

Zheng Wei knew that this matter was inappropriate, and he regretted it after saying it, so he hurriedly said: "It's not to sell in large quantities, but only to sell a part of it, and strive to get some money and food, so that Gaochang can raise tired soldiers and militia nearby, and at the same time let the finances breathe a sigh of relief." At the same time, the money and grain obtained can also be used to divert some soldiers and civilians to Guabei, Suzhou, Wensu and other places to eat, and then we transfer grain from Liangzhou and Ningyuan to these places, and several methods can be done together, and everything will be easy to do until the autumn harvest. ”

Yang Dingguo was already angry at this time, and said, "No! Not an inch is allowed to be ceded! It's a matter of principle! Why should we be good men and act to bow to these stupid pigs with fat brains! ”

Zheng Wei shouted: "Elder Yang Guo, this is governing the country, not fighting!" Fighting a war right away can be bloody, and governing the country under the horse can be careful, compromised, and balanced! It's all gentle and slow work! ”

Yang Dingguo is the deputy protector of Anxi, and now he is also known as the protector of Anxi, and he is the leader of the veterans of Lingxi, and his status is very high, so he is called "the old man of the country", and on some special occasions Zhang Mai has to push him to sit on top of him, but this time the matter belongs to government affairs and belongs to Zheng Wei's authority, so he has more right to speak. One of the two has a high status, the other has real power, both sides insist on their own words, from morning to noon, they are red-faced, Lu Jialing went to Liangzhou and did not return, there are two classes of civil and military personnel, Zhang Yi is a civil official, but at this time he tends to support Yang Dingguo, Xue Fu is a military general, but at this time he tends to support Zheng Wei.

At this time, the trouble of Zhang Mai's absence was exposed, although Guo Fen's courage is also good, and her knowledge is also first-class among contemporary women, but she is not Zhang Mai after all, she can push the boat down the river when the opinions of the people below are about the same, and the people below have heavy disagreements when she can't hold them down. What's more, Guo Fen's opinion on the two factions is also ambiguous - not ambiguous, because it is obvious that both opinions are disadvantages, and the disadvantages are more obvious. The most difficult thing for those in power is not to choose a better one of the two good opinions, but to choose the less bad one of the two bad opinions.

The two sides fought until noon, and Yang Qing finally came in at the risk of being scolded and whispered to Guo Fen that it was time to eat, Guo Fen took the opportunity to say: "Let's eat first, and then talk about dinner." He ordered Brother Guo Lu's family to bring the food, Yang Dingguo became more angry the older he got, and scolded while eating, but Zheng Wei sneered while eating, but the look in his eyes was clearly to laugh at Yang Dingguo for not knowing how to govern the country.

Guo Fen sighed secretly as he watched it, but he really didn't know how to decide. If you want to find someone to discuss, but now that Liangzhou is close and knowledgeable, people are in this house, but where can you find someone to discuss?

The meal was very unpleasant, and after eating, they talked and quarreled, Yang Dingguo said: "I can't talk about this anymore!" Send a letter to the marshal, and ask the marshal to decide! ”

This fashion is February, and the Balashagon has not yet been laid, Zheng Wei sneered: "The marshal is now far away from the front line, and he is going to go thousands of miles, when will he come and go!" And he is on the front line, presiding over the war, how can he sort out the myriad of things in the rear? We can't regulate the rear, what is the marshal still leaving us here! ”

Guo Fen saw that no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't solve the matter, so he said: "Now that the big thing is difficult to decide, I want to call a few more people and work together to see if there is a better countermeasure, what do you think?" ”

Yang Dingguo said with a smile: "I'm not afraid, this matter is to poke the correction platform, as long as the critics still have a conscience and are not confused, they will not tolerate these profiteers." ”

Guo Fen asked everyone to recommend candidates, Zheng Wei thought about it, and wanted to recommend Zheng Ji, but in order to avoid suspicion, he recommended Naib instead, Yang Dingguo recommended Wu Ainong, Zhang Yi recommended Song Jing of the Song family in Shazhou, and Xue Fu recommended An Liu. Make an appointment to discuss it tomorrow morning.

After the meeting was dismissed, Zheng Wei returned to the front house to do business, and suddenly threw his pen at dusk, sighing: "It is difficult to decide a major matter in the public discussion, and tomorrow will definitely be in vain!" ”

Zhang Zhongmou heard it next to him, because he said: "Zheng Changshi, if this matter is opened, it will only be beneficial to you." ”

Zheng Weiqi said: "Why do you say that? ”

Zhang Zhongmou said: "If the matter is in trouble, it will definitely not be hidden." If Gaochang gets the news, there will definitely be action. ”

Zheng Wei frowned and said: "I am fighting with Yang Guolao because I want to do things well, not to mess things up!" After pondering for a moment, he said to Zhang Zhongmou: "You first find a few capable talents, and rush to Gaochang and Qiuzi overnight to monitor those big families who store grain." As soon as you said it, it suddenly occurred to me that there might be a way to get the best of both worlds. ”

Over there, Yang Dingguo sent someone to invite Wu Ainong to come and tell him about the matter, and Wu Ainong paused: "Yang Lao's strategy must be kept secret, and the more people who know, the more difficult it is to keep it secret." Now it's just that if this matter is opened, it is difficult to ensure that the news does not leak, and when the time comes, I am afraid that the ** businessman will be prepared, then we will not be able to act! ”

Yang Dingguo was reminded by him and hurriedly said: "How is this good!" ”

Wu Ainong thought for a while and said: "This has to be prepared for a rainy day, Yang Lao can first send capable people to Gaochang, first monitor the merchants and granaries, and wait for the results on the central side, if Yang Guolao is concerned, he will send someone to investigate thoroughly, and if he is based on Zheng Changshi, the surveillance will be withdrawn." ”

Yang Dingguo said: "This can only be the case. Xuan sighed again: "Now I know that the country cannot be without a king for a day!" If the marshal had been there, the matter would not have been so delayed! ”

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